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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C15900 Copper

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 540
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0